Position Explained

Position often refers to:

Position (geometry), the spatial location (rather than orientation) of an entity
Position, a job or occupation

Position may also refer to:

Games and recreation

Position (poker), location relative to the dealer
Position (team sports), a player role within a team

Human body

Human position, the spatial relation of the human body to itself and the environment
- Position (obstetrics), the orientation of a baby prior to birth
- Positions of the feet in ballet
- Position (music), the location of the hand on a musical instrument
- Proprioception, the sense of the relative position of neighbouring parts of the body
- Asana (yoga), the location and posture of the body while practicing yoga
- Sex position, the arrangement of bodies during sexual intercourse

Humanities, law, economics and politics

Philosophical theory, a belief or set of beliefs about questions in philosophy
Position (finance), commitments in a financial marketplace
Social position, the position of an individual in a society and culture
Political position within a political spectrum

Science and mathematics

Position (vector), a mathematical identification of relative location
Position in positional notation of mathematical operations

Other uses

The Position, a novel by Meg Wolitzer
Positions (book), a book by Jacques Derrida
Positions (album), a 2020 album by Ariana Grande
- "Positions" (song), the album's title track
The Positions, 2015 album by Gang of Youths

See also